Benefits of a Farmers market: Naturally ripened process

Growing up, I had the opportunity to experience farmers markets from both the customer's and vendor's perspective. As I got older, I realized that there a many benefits to buying your produce at local farmers markets. 

The fruits and vegetables that you find at farmers markets are grown locally and picked when ripened. Naturally ripened produce produces a better taste, texture, and aroma.  Produce in the grocery stores is often picked unripe and ripened artificially with gas emission system or ethylene generator systems. Artificially ripened produce loses its nutritional value.  Food left to ripen on the plant will contain more nutrients and have a better flavor than food that is harvested early and ripened artificially. Produce at farmers markets is usually picked on the day of the market. At farmers markets fruits and vegetables are guaranteed to be fresh and nutritionally valuable.

 Each season brings forth a verity of vegetables and fruits. With spring comes lettuce, and fresh greens. Summer brings a verity of summer squash, tomatoes, carrots, berries, peppers, and more. In the fall, you'll find winter squash, potatoes, pumpkins, cantaloupe, and juicy apples.